The Beacon News - Aurora (IL) back issues from Thursday, July 10:
Obituaries for Jul 10, 2008
Jul 10, 2008 ... Elizabeth L. Stredde Elizabeth L. Stredde, 88, of Aurora passed away on Monday, July 7, 2008 at Rush-Copley Hospital. She was born May 24, 1920 in Aurora, the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (McLaughlin) Cole. Elizabeth was a 1938 graduate of East Aurora High School and ...
Aurora cops probe vehicle burglaries at home stores
Jul 10, 2008 ... Aurora police are investigating a rash of burglaries from vehicles parked at two West Side home-improvement stores. Six thefts resulting in losses of about $5,000 occurred between June 7 and 20 from Lowe's, 2372 W. Indian Trail, and Home Depot, 1250 N. Orchard Road, police ...
Respected music teacher, 44, loses fight with cancer
Jul 10, 2008; ... AURORA - The Granger Middle School community is mourning the loss of a much-loved music teacher. Annette Lyn Cooper, 44, of Aurora, died Tuesday after battling ovarian cancer. Cooper's passion for music came through in her 13 years as band director at Granger, teaching those ...
Plainfield irked by another delay for Edward Hospital
Jul 10, 2008; ... PLAINFIELD - On the heels of another delay in Edward Hospital's six-year quest to build a new facility in Plainfield, village officials had more than a few choice words for the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. "I'm no longer interested in trying to convince that agency that we ...
Elburn seeks ICC OK for less train horn noise
Jul 10, 2008; ... ELBURN - The Village Board has advanced the next step in reducing the whistle blasts of trains rumbling on the Union Pacific Railroad's main line through town. Trustees this week authorized village attorney Robert Britz to file a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission, seeking an ...
Returning to normal for Flake family also means ... Holding tight
Jul 10, 2008; ... OSWEGO - Ryan Flake dropped to the floor of his family's home and wrapped himself around his father's leg. Read Flake looked down at the blond-haired tot. "You're holding tight," Read Flake said, smiling at his son. "Hold tight," the boy repeated. Life returned to ...
Ghosts take center stage on Geneva walk
Jul 10, 2008 ... GENEVA - Business and home owners might even hear them once in a while. Ghosts. There are plenty of stories that suggest they haunt the city's older buildings, and people can hear those stories tonight during a Geneva History Center ghost walk that will feature local author Donna ...
HondaJet's lease at Aurora airport moves forward
Jul 10, 2008; ... AURORA - The deal has already been officially announced, but aldermen on Aurora's Finance Committee got their first look this week at a proposed lease between HondaJet Midwest and the Aurora Municipal Airport. Or rather, they would have, if the lease had been included in their ...
Kendall GOP plans dinner, fundraiser for veterans
Jul 10, 2008; ... BRISTOL - It started out as a nice gesture by the Kendall County Republican Central Committee. But it's grown into a full-fledged tribute to local veterans, and a fundraiser for Honor Flight Chicago to boot. Friday night at Ralph's Restaurant, 2245 Kennedy Road in Bristol, veterans will ...
Paramount rolls out really big season
Jul 10, 2008; ... AURORA - In putting together its 76th season lineup, the Paramount Theatre came up with a true international flair. In just the month of October, the theater offer a taste of Germany (Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra, out of Berlin), South America (Luis Bravo's Forever Tango) and ...
Tickets? Box office is best bet
Jul 10, 2008 ... So you want a ticket to an upcoming show at the Paramount Theatre? You hit Google, and find a ticket broker online selling Movin' Out tickets for twice the price listed in the theater's catalog. But the online broker assures that these tickets are long sold out, and you can only get them ...
Windmill City Fest fun starts tonight in Batavia
Jul 10, 2008 ... Batavia's annual summer celebration, the Windmill City Festival, kicks off tonight with food, music and carnival rides. Food booths, a beer garden and the Windy City Amusements carnival all open at 5 p.m. downtown. On the Riverwalk, street musicians will perform at 5:30 p.m., ...
Family back on track with donated SUV
Jul 10, 2008; ... After a year without wheels, Leatrice Doby was set to receive a car donated to the SARET Charitable Fund in Glen Ellyn. Instead, she spent that day - June 24 - making funeral arrangements for her 16-year-old son, Zamarri, who died two days earlier after collapsing on a basketball court ...
The Front Nine
Jul 10, 2008 ... Tip of the Week This week, Phillips Park & Fox Valley assistant pro Jason Johansen gives players a tip on the "belly button drill." To watch Johansen's tip, as well as other tips, go to the video section at BeaconNewsOnline.com, click on "video", then click on "The Front ...
Stonebridge Country Club
Jul 10, 2008 ... Stonebridge Country Club, Aurora No. 18 Par 5 520 yards Blue tee Head professional Kevin Wenstrup Dial back A good tee shot can leave most players thinking eagle, but when you go for it, everything slopes right. The second shot has to be ...
8 hot topics before this weekend's racing
Jul 10, 2008; ... JOLIET - Welcome back, NASCAR. The world's most popular stock-car series will make its eighth stop at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet this weekend. So bring your cameras and scanners and earplugs, and get ready for some racin'. Never mind the suntan lotion, though. After seven sweltering ...
Impact player able to adapt
Jul 10, 2008; ... More than once Abby Young thought her days of playing softball were over. The Hampshire graduate has battled injuries through many of her playing days at Aurora University. A partially torn rotator cuff in her right (throwing) shoulder could have derailed Young's days as a catcher for ...
Sun-Times News Group hits 50 million page views
Jul 10, 2008 ... Sun-Times News Group Web sites, which include beaconnewsonline.com, rose in June to 54.6 million page views, a 45 percent increase from June 2007, according to Nielsen//Net Ratings. That marks the first time the Sun-Times News Group sites combined have ever topped 50 million total page ...
Losing the food fight
Jul 10, 2008; ... Having recently vacationed on the sandy shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Beacon News reporter Steve Lord and I compared Virginia Beach experiences. Steve wondered whether the young women wandering the beach still make the trip worthwhile. I responded with a sad no - most of them were vastly ...
Taco Totality
Jul 10, 2008; ... At some Mexican restaurants, the humble taco almost seems like an afterthought. Taqueria Los Comales isn't one of those. Available with eight different meats, the freshly prepared tacos anchor the authentically Mexican menu at the east Aurora fast-food restaurant. Visitors are at ...
Indulge in a smattering of Shakespeare under the stars
Jul 10, 2008 ... The Midsummer Theatre Troupe will present William Shakespeare's romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, at various outdoor locations during July. All performances are free to the general public (with the exception of Cantigny). Patrons are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, picnic baskets and ...
Songs to get in The Mood(s)Motown-inspired group brings tunes with meaning to Downtown Alive!
Jul 10, 2008; ... Maurice Rayford, leader of the singing quartet The Moods, a Motown and rhythm and blues group that will perform Friday at Downtown Alive!, believes the type of music his group sings endures because the songs have meaning. "It was music that was written from the heart," said Rayford of ...
Other things to groove on at fest
Jul 10, 2008; ... While The Moods set the Motown mood on the main stage, other activities will be taking place during Downtown Alive! At the Kid Zone, located at Downer Place and the Water Street Mall, festival participants can enjoy caricatures by Rich Nowak, face painters, balloon creations and ...
Now Showing
Jul 10, 2008 ... Hancock (HH): How did a major summer release, which must have gone through countless story meetings, test screenings and marketing strategy sessions, end up being so confused? (Maybe I just answered my own question.) This begins as a superhero satire, with Will Smith as a grouchy, ...
West Chicago celebrates railroad heritage
Jul 10, 2008 ... Right on time, West Chicago Railroad Days is on track and better than ever. The city's signature event will again be held at Reed-Keppler Park at National and Arbor Streets in West Chicago today through Sunday. Events celebrating the community's railroad heritage will include a ...
After surgery for torn ACL, Waubonsie soccer star on the mend
Jul 10, 2008; ... It was a simple pivot, one Bri Rodriguez performed countless times on a soccer field. But she'd never heard that noise before, a sound she described as knuckles cracking. Or felt pain flare up from her left knee like that. She buckled to the ground and crawled toward the ...
Downtown Aurora business posts 'Closed' sign after 154 years
Jul 10, 2008; ... AURORA - Sitting behind the counter at a desk, opening mail, John Solfisburg spots a customer approaching. As if it were a natural reflex, Solfisburg says "Terry" to greet the man carrying spray cans of sealant. "I'll miss those guys more than anything else," customer Terry Nash ...
Naperville climber dies atop nation's highest mountain
Jul 10, 2008; ... Naperville resident James Nasti had hoped to reach the highest points in all 50 states. He made it to 49. Nasti, 51, died Friday on the summit of Mount McKinley in Alaska during a 23-day climbing expedition. "We are taking comfort in the fact that he passed away doing something ...
CrimeStoppers raises reward limit to $5,000 for Aurora
Jul 10, 2008; ... Turning in the bad guys could mean good fortune for the right Aurora tipster. On Monday, the Aurora CrimeStoppers board raised the maximum reward for crime tips from $1,000 to $5,000. Former Aurora Police Chief Bob Brent believes the increase could motivate people to give up more ...
Tacos are in spotlight at Taqueria Los Comales
Jul 10, 2008; ... At some Mexican restaurants, the humble taco almost seems like an afterthought. Taqueria Los Comales isn't one of those. Available with eight different meats, the freshly prepared tacos anchor the authentically Mexican menu at the east Aurora fast-food restaurant. Visitors are at ...
Passerby found missing boy walking in weeds
Jul 10, 2008 ... The Flake family was praying and talking with neighbors and church members in their back yard Tuesday morning when they received word that their missing 3-year-old son had been found. Overcome with emotion, the boy's mother, VaNae, nearly collapsed before sprinting down the driveway to ...
Diesel car converted to run on vegetable oil
Jul 10, 2008; ... Maureen Sullivan found her answer to surging gas prices in a place most wouldn't think to look: the frying pan. She converted a 1992 Mercedes Benz 300 to run largely on used vegetable oil. "I pay $50 a month for gas instead of $200," she said. "Sometimes the only way to revolutionize ...
Honda dealership seeks tax rebate in expansion
Jul 10, 2008; ... AURORA - The area's largest Honda dealer wants to get bigger, and the city wants to help. Valley Honda, on Ogden Avenue south of the Westfield Fox Valley mall, plans to build a five-story parking deck and expand its showroom and service area. The upgrades are needed to meet American ...
Troupe to perform 'Twelfth Night' under the stars
Jul 10, 2008 ... The Midsummer Theatre Troupe will present William Shakespeare's romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, at various outdoor locations during July. All performances are free to the general public (with the exception of Cantigny). Patrons are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, picnic baskets and ...
Songs to get in the mood (s)
Jul 10, 2008; ... Maurice Rayford, leader of the singing quartet The Moods, a Motown and rhythm and blues group that will perform Friday at Downtown Alive!, believes the type of music his group sings endures because the songs have meaning. "It was music that was written from the heart," said Rayford of ...